ἡ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἡ

   hê

   the
2. sentence🔊 ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἦν Ἑλληνὶς Συροφοινίκισσα τῷ γένει καὶ ἠρώτα αὐτὸν ἵνα τὸ δαιμόνιον ἐκβάλῃ ἐκ τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτῆς

   hê de gy-NE ÊN hel-lê-NIS sy-ro-phoi-NI-kis-sa tôi GE-nei kai ê-RÔ-ta au-TON HI-na to dai-MO-ni-on ek-BA-lê ek tês thy-ga-TROS au-TÊS

   the and woman was a Greek {woman} a Syrophoenician in race and was asking him that the demon might cast out out of the daughter of her

Exegesis

The verse begins with the article and conjunction he de {ἡ δὲ | hē dè}, introducing a contrast and shifting attention to a specific character, the gyne {γυνὴ | gynḕ} ‘woman.’

Root and etymology

gyne🔊 γυνήgamma–upsilon–nu–eta

“woman, wife”

• 🔊 γυναικόςgamma–upsilon–nu–alpha–iota–kappa–omicron–sigmaof a woman1 Corinthians 7:34
• 🔊 γυναικεῖοςgamma–upsilon–nu–alpha–iota–kappa–epsilon–iota–omicron–sigmawomanly1 Peter 3:7